Comments by Cole Waterman | cwaterma@mlive.com - MLive.comtag:profile.mlive.com,2015:cwaterma/58872012-05-23T19:44:06ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceComment on Breaking: Bay City police investigate possible shooting at Baytown Family Neighborhoodtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206869352012-05-23T19:44:06Z2012-05-23T19:44:06ZReaders, Here is the address of an update to this piece: http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/05/update_suspect_in_baytown_shoo.html. ColecwatermaComment on Breaking: Bay City police investigate possible shooting at Baytown Family Neighborhoodtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206868202012-05-23T19:37:03Z2012-05-23T19:37:03ZJeff, Coincidentally, I have been working on a larger, overview story of Baytown for weeks. If you would like to speak with me about your thoughts living nearby, please shoot me an e-mail. Thanks, ColecwatermaComment on Breaking: Bay City police investigate possible shooting at Baytown Family Neighborhoodtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206867602012-05-23T19:33:30Z2012-05-23T19:33:30ZJeff, Dwbanaszak is referring to Bartynski being awarded Officer of the Year. Here is the address to a story I posted early today: http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/05/five_bay_county_police_officer.html ColecwatermaComment on Breaking: Bay City police investigate possible shooting at Baytown Family Neighborhoodtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206865812012-05-23T19:23:42Z2012-05-23T19:23:42ZJeff, Dwbanaszak is referring to Bartynski being awarded Officer of the Year. Here is the address to a story I posted early today: http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/05/five_bay_county_police_officer.html ColecwatermaComment on Breaking: Bay City police investigate possible shooting at Baytown Family Neighborhoodtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206865322012-05-23T19:20:44Z2012-05-23T19:20:44ZThe majority of residents I spoke with at the scene said similar things, that Saginaw residents readily come to the area and cause ruckus in and around Baytown. However, short of conducting a survey of every guest at bay town,cwatermaComment on Trial rescheduled for Stapish Cederberg Funeral Homes manager charged with embezzlementtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206794222012-05-23T12:18:47Z2012-05-23T12:18:47ZToby, Thanks for reading and commenting. The biggest question I have is where this large sum of money went to. Whether Kaznowski is guilty or innocent, it seems there is no doubt that the money of these 89 customers iscwatermaComment on Detectives to wrap investigation into Bay County teen-truck collision this weektag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206792692012-05-23T12:05:45Z2012-05-23T12:05:45ZSlackerT, That would be very helpful and I would appreciate it immensely. I will be contacting the sheriff's office today just to see if they have completed their investigation. Thanks again, ColecwatermaComment on Morning house fire on Bay City's South End deemed accidentaltag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206711062012-05-22T19:44:49Z2012-05-22T19:44:49ZThe investigator wouldn't say what exactly caused the fire, only that it was without question not deliberately set. Thanks for reading, ColecwatermaComment on Good Samaritans rescue residents of burning Bay City house Tuesday morningtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206686292012-05-22T17:17:32Z2012-05-22T17:17:32ZIf anyone here knows the other man who helped rescue the residents, I'd like to speak with him as well. At the time of the fire, he was wearing a light blue shirt and a red baseball cap, but unfortunately,cwatermaComment on Detectives to wrap investigation into Bay County teen-truck collision this weektag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206651802012-05-22T14:05:41Z2012-05-22T14:05:41ZYeah, I've heard lots of rumors and innuendo, but nothing that can be printed.cwatermaComment on Detectives to wrap investigation into Bay County teen-truck collision this weektag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206651462012-05-22T14:03:27Z2012-05-22T14:03:27ZGreat, SlatckerT. Keep your eyes open for an update on this story in the next few days.cwatermaComment on Bay City man who admitted to killing New York woman he met on Facebook waives right to jury trialtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206651062012-05-22T14:01:27Z2012-05-22T14:01:27ZJohn, Thanks for reading and commenting. Though Julian already went into graphic detail describing how he killed Lynn Spicer, he did so without pleading guilty. It seems if he is convicted and Czuprynski appeals, it will not be on thecwatermaComment on The Qualifier marathon and races includes 1,000+ runners, 1,500 gallons of Poweradetag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sports/bay-city/index.ssf//4961.206649252012-05-22T13:50:12Z2012-05-22T13:50:12ZI shall regain my crown one day, Lee.cwatermaComment on Detectives to wrap investigation into Bay County teen-truck collision this weektag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206543852012-05-21T18:25:49Z2012-05-21T18:25:49ZAnyone happen to witness the incident and want to discuss it? Or, are any friends or relatives of the teens involved reading this and willing to talk about it with me? Thanks, ColecwatermaComment on Bay County drug court: Program addresses causes of crimetag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206417842012-05-20T16:02:43Z2012-05-20T16:02:43ZVV, Excellent, spot-on post. I think you've hit the nail on the head, as the fundamental failing of the "war on drugs" is that it is inherently addressing a public health concern with a law enforcement model. To paraphrase somecwatermaComment on Bay County drug court: Program addresses causes of crimetag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206417542012-05-20T15:59:26Z2012-05-20T15:59:26ZMsappropriat, That is the point I was making: drug use is victimless, but the methods addicts employ to acquire their substance of choice quite frequently compels them to commit crimes in which victims are made. Similarly, dealers selling illegal drugscwatermaComment on Bay County sobriety court: Participants leave alcohol behindtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206417102012-05-20T15:54:16Z2012-05-20T15:54:16ZNosnownhell, The idea behind these programs is to, in effect, reduce the costs on taxpayers in the long term. If successful, these programs reduce the number of repeat offenders who need to be incarcerated multiple times. Simply putting a drugcwatermaComment on Bay County drug court: Program addresses causes of crimetag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206350902012-05-19T18:49:43Z2012-05-19T18:49:43ZMsappropriat, I don't mean to put words in Nosnownhell's mouth, but I think the point (s)he's trying to make is that in and of itself, consuming a drug is victimless. It's the activity that surrounds obtaining illegal substances that leadscwatermaComment on Bay County drug court: Opiate addict relieved his toddlers will know 'the clean me'tag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206350702012-05-19T18:45:16Z2012-05-19T18:45:16ZNosnownhell, Thanks for reading. With your comment, are you of the opinion all drug offenders should be in this program, or that all drug offenders should be imprisoned? ColecwatermaComment on Bay County drug court: Opiate addict relieved his toddlers will know 'the clean me'tag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.206350622012-05-19T18:44:18Z2012-05-19T18:44:18ZHello readers, Having read John's story, does that influence your opinion of drug courts, either confirming the ones you already had or causing you to reconsider them? Thanks for reading, Colecwaterma